Cynthia B. Roy

List of John Benjamins publications in which Cynthia B. Roy is involved.

Title

The Sign Language Interpreting Studies Reader

Edited by Cynthia B. Roy and Jemina Napier

In Sign Language Interpreting (SLI) there is a great need for a volume devoted to classic and seminal articles and essays dedicated to this specific domain of language interpreting. Students, educators, and practitioners will benefit from having access to a collection of historical and influential… read more

[Benjamins Translation Library, 117] 2015. xviii, 419 pp.

Articles

Metzger, Melanie and Cynthia B. Roy 2011 The first three years of a three-year grant: When a research plan doesn’t go as planned Advances in Interpreting Research: Inquiry in action, Nicodemus, Brenda and Laurie Swabey (eds.), pp. 59–84 | Article

This chapter describes the progress and the challenges of a three-year, small grant-supported project designed to collect, transcribe, code, and analyze interpreted encounters in a variety of institutional settings. In keeping with our project goals, we videotaped nine interpreted interactions,… read more

Roy, Cynthia B. 2004 Review of Harrington & Turner (2001): Interpreting interpreting. Studies & reflections on sign language interpreting Interpreting 6:2, pp. 222–226 | Review

Roy, Cynthia B. 1996 An interactional sociolinguistic analysis of turn-taking in an interpreted event Interpreting 1:1, pp. 39–67 | Article

This paper describes several features of turns in the turn-taking exchange of an interpreted meeting between a professor and a student. Analysis of the transcript of the videotaped meeting revealed 1) turns with smooth transitions, or regular turns, 2) turns with pauses and gaps, 3) turns that… read more